Dog muzzle



L. W. JONES DOG MUZZLE Nov. 10, 1953 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 21, 1950 LOU/80L? W JONES INVENTOR.

BY Attorneys NOV. 10, 1953 w, JONES 2,658,478

DOG MUZZLE Filed March 21, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 l; M; 54 w a- 3 MI! Wu! W H 5? l 7 7 v l A i v v /03 /04 l Laurence W- Jones 42. 44 L INVENTOR.

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DOG MUZZLE Filed March 21, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Laurence W Jones INVENTOR.

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Patented Nov. 10, 1953 UN "II E!) DOG'MUZZLE IifiuliBlIHfi-W; Jones, LongymndlJElas ApplicatiouMarchfll, 1950; Serial'No'. 1511010 (Cl. 119I--130)T This" inventionrelatesto improvements in at-- tachments for dogs.

An obj ect' of this invention is to render it easier to-train dogs and tcrace dogs by a mechanismwlii'ch-shocks a dog slightly when the dog engages anobject with-his head, such=as-another dog.

In racing it is-not uncommonfor two dogsto stop racing and-turn-upon each other for thepur poseof fighting. Accordingly, it'isaanother object of this invention to minimize this occurrenceby shock-ing the dogs when they stop and'conta'ct' eachother with their heads.

Another object of this invention is t'o provide an improved muzzle either" withor without the electrical system'for causing-shocksto the dogat two spacedplaces, preferably the dog--s=nose-andtheregion of 'the dogsbodyhehind' hiszlieadi Ancillary objects and" features will become-an parent 'to"-those slilled in-the art; in following the description or the illustrative form of the inven tion:

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Figurel is a side View of onedornrof th -i venti'on;

Figure 2 is* a bottom- VlW ofthedevice shown inFi'gure l;

Figure 3' is a; view taken substantially orr the line 3-3=in Figure 1- and in the direction oflthe:

arrows;

Figure 4e is a-sectionalview 'in enlarged scaleand t'aken ontheline i -4 f "Figure 1* and in" the direction of thearrows;

Figure-=5 is-a-sectional viewi1r an enlarged do tail taken on the line,5 5:- of Figured andiinetliedirection of the arrows Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view of one straps showing: the contact; connected. therewith and taken on-the line iiwfiloilFigjure .2; and in the direction of the arrows;

Figure? is a wiring diagram illustratihgthe electrical attachments on the muzzle;

Figure 8'-'is' a view'in sid'eelevationof the'devi'ce of Figure I with-the drip tray-andf the electrical attachments removed, and

Figure 9' isatop view 'of the-device in Figure-8:

Reference is first madeto Figures 8 and 9 wherein the nosecoverill of" my dog muzzle is illustrated with a harness I2 connected therewith. The harness consists of a first strap M which is secured at one end to an oblong wire frame member it of the nose cover in and secured at the other end to the same frame member. A buckle i8 is interposed intermediate the ends of this strap M for releasably connecting it to a dog to extend behind the upper portion of the dogh headlcveriits'neck; Asecond strap 20 is secured at its ends-to the strap l4 and is:

H of said' cover and which is swepthach (Figure 8')- rearwardly and downwardly. A frame member 22 is secured interm'ediate the front iand rear portions H lifioithe nose coveriElBtoU-shaped vertically spaced wire pieces 2:1, 25,. Z5$and 21i eX tending along thesides l 5 L1: of t'he-cover I 0 and across the front portion: H of said cover.

7 U-shaped wire pieces 2'8; 29, and'tiliito which the" fiame member-'22 is: also connected; are fixed to the sidepieces-1t 25, 2 5 That thefront portion l3 and'- to the rear frame member I61 and form the top t9 and bottom 2 l ofthecover Hi.

Referring now to- Fig-ure'l, which illustrates schematically the electricalappurtenances which are connected-- withthe described muzzle and harness an-dtheelectrical circuit therefor, a nose piece contact and a neck contact Econ the strap l4-are connect'edby conductors I; H31 to signed to ground the circuit on the-high tension side'- oi the circuit through the-dog-s body; A condenser 44 is connected 1 bya conductor I M to the--low'tension-= side: lii3of' thespark coiliz and grounded as at I A pair of like elongated switches 59, 52, respectively, are connected in parallel on' one-side inathelow'tension side- I03 of the spark. coil mby 'conductors iiiii'leading to switchacontacts fiflg andaoondhctor it? from one side-oi the loattery' e5 leadingto switch contacts 62? on the-other sides-oi the switches. tery; 56- isconnected by a ground conductor N18 toconductor Ill-'l and the conductor I01 hasa' circuit breaiier 48 interposed therein".

As will be seen the nose piece contact ill and th neck contact 5& are so arranged that when eithenorlioth switches'fii 5'2 are-closed, thedog The-bat are separated from each other by a pair of bolts 56 and 58. The strip 55 has contacts 59 and 62 in the form of screws secured thereto with the necessary wiring extending therefrom. The contact plate 64 is screwed or otherwis rigidly fixed to the insulating strip 53 and in the path of movement of the contact screws 62 and 60.

Springs 66 and 68 space the Strips 53 and 55 from each other, constantly opposing that operation which will cause engagement of the Contact screws 60 and 62 with the contact strip 64.

The strip 53 and accordingly, the strip 55, is secured to two or more of the wir pieces 24, 26,

at the adjacent side it, ll of the cover l9 by means of brackets or hangers it.

The nose contact is is U-shaped to straddle the dogs nose and is made of suitable electrically conductive strip material and secured by means of the clamps '52 to the wire member 22 inside the front portion of the nose cover ill in rearwardly extending position to engage the front and sides of the dogs nose. The location of the contact 46 is of importance inasmuch as it is adapted to contact the nose of the dog when he urges his head forward in the muzzle.

Any movement of the dogs head suilicient to actuate the pressure switches 59, 52 will obviously result in pressing of the dogs nose against the nose piece contact 49 and thus a complete electric circuit will be established between this contact and the contact 54.

Reference to Figure 6 shows 1e contact 54 as being disposed on one surface of the first strap Id and riveted as at T6 thereto. The contact 54 is of rather flexible strip material adapted to engage the dog as illustrated in Figure 1.

Referring now to Figure l, the battery 55 is illustrated as being held in place by means of the battery clamp 89 which is hung from the bottom 2! of the nose cover I 8 of the muzzle. Suitable fastening devices are used for holding this element in place and the switch 33 is of the conventional toggle type.

The condenser t is grounded to one of the wire elements of the nose cover and is electrically connected with a hot wire. It is also connected with the spark coil 42 which is held in place by means of the clips which are suspended from posts 95 and 86 on the bottom 2! of nose cover it These posts are fixed by means of conventional fastening devices or expedients to the nose cover l d.

The suitable and necessary wiring is secured as found convenient and is required.

In order to hold the battery as in place so that it will not shake loose, the battery clamp 80 is of the yielding type, being held fixed to the battery by means of the stay bolts 96, these same stay bolts holding the switch plate 92 so that the switch is located conveniently below the nose cover H).

A tray 84 of flexible material, as a heavy cloth, is secured to the bottom 2i of the nose cover to serve as a trap. This tray is of an optional character, it being used with or without the muzzle as shown in Figure 8 and with or without the muzzle as shown in Figure 1.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A muzzle comprising a wire nose cover having a top, bottom, and sides, a first harness strap secured to said nose cover and adapted to extend behind the upper part of a dogs head, and a second harness strap secured to said first strap and adapted to extend around the lower part of the dogs neck, a battery carried by said nose cover, elongated pressure switches disposed substantially horizontally one on each side of said nose cover, a coil wired to said battery and said switches, and contacts carried by the cover and the first named harness strap to engage the dog and connected in circuit with said battery, coil and switches to shock the dog when either of said switches is closed, said switches coacting with said coil in inducing a, high voltage electrical current.

2. A dog muzzle comprising a wire nose cover having a top, bottom and sides, and a front portion, a harness strap attached to the sides of the cover and adapted to extend over the neck of the dog a contact in the front portion of said cover to dispose same in front of the nose of the dog, a flexible contact extending along said strap and adapted to extend over the neck of the dog, and means carried by said cover for electrically energizing said contacts comprising a battery suspended from the bottom of the cover, and a pair of elongated switches one on each side of said cover connected in circuit with said battery and. contacts and each comprising a horizontally movable switch closing pressure responsive strip member extending substantially horizontally along the adjacent side of the cover.

3. A dog muzzle comprising a mesh wir nose cover having a top, bottom and sides, and a front portion, a harness strap attached to the rear portion of the cover and adapted to extend over the neck of the dog, contacts carried by said cover and strap to engage the dog including a U-shaped contact fixed in the front portion of the cover in rearwardly extending position whereby said contact is adapted to straddle th nose of the dog and engage the front and sides thereof, and means carried by said cover for electrically energizing said contacts comprising a battery suspended from the bottom or the cover, and a pair of elongated switches one on each side of said cover extending substantially horizontally along the adjacent side of the cover connected in circuit with said battery and contacts and pressureresponsive to close the same.

LAURENCE W. JONES.

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